The Armour Archive

Jeff J

Pictures

If the requirement is to make it go with your armor and you aren't going to change your armor, then post a pic and someone ought be able to to suggest something.

Jeff J

And spelling! (just kidding ) Several people here can help you with that, but it would be a lot better info if you could provide some details. Do you have a time period that you are interested in? It might be good if the tabbard or whatever came from a period consistant with the date of the armor. A...

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auto-da-fe, what's an auto-da-fe? Auto da fe' is Spanish for "Act of Faith" - usually the public humiliation and execution (often by burning) of a heretic/unbeliever/infidel. I think Morgan was making a joke - quoting Mel Brooks in "History of the World - Part I" I always wondered what that meant, ...

Jeff J

That level of detail isn't often found in the struck coinage of that period. Isn't there a Wax Seal with that image in "Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight"?

Jeff J

It's not shoddy workmanship that's an issue, it's configurations that look modern. Things liks symetrical skulls that transition to straight brims that make it look welded on. And then it's high-polished.

Jeff J

Jeff, It was my understanding that your entire group is "offset shafted"... Well, the GUYS are, anyways - we have an intensive screening process that ensures that if you weren't in the beginning, you will be in the end. It beat's Chef's screening process, where ALL of the guys get the "Glaive Treat...

Jeff J

Our group has a metal-tipped offset-shafted wooden shovel. I THINK Labelle has one too. 'Course neither is in N. Joisey.

Jeff J

I know you said "No Pewter", but pewter was almost as highly prized as silver. If it's cared for, and polished, it looks as good as silver, which likewise only looks good if well-polished...

Jeff J

How one should never visit a neighbor so much that he serves brown bread, Ride a new horse through a valley, or marry a foreign woman.

Jeff J

I'm trying to comission a doublet and the costumer recommended a wool crepe fabric. What is wool crepe and is it a period fabric or will it pass as a period fabric when it is fulled? Thanks, No, and No. It's a knit, and authenticitists can see it a mile away. For Kass - 20 miles. Tell them "Twill".

Jeff J

[quote="chef de chambre] I can't answer for Labelle. I can say that it is sometimes difficult to juggle a company and personal life, and it sometimes gets discouraging to have many nibbles, but no real takers. That was my point. "Oh, yeah... another guy who says he wants to play - like the last 50.....

Jeff J

My wife and I have incorporated a NPO to build a living history museum in Wisconsin that will recreate a 5th century post-Roman British hillfort and village. We will also, in the first phase, build a tiltyard with attached arms and armour museum, a short portion of Hadrian's Wall and a Stone Circle...

Jeff J

#2 Been looking for a good year. I damn near begged LaBell for info and i got _NO_ response of any kind. Labelle is kinda burned out on SCAdians wanting to join. Generally, 98% of such inquiries turn out to be false leads - people looking for to have everything handed to them, yet have no intent to...

Jeff J

Joram's event looks like a wonderful time - wish I was there. Maybe one of these years I'll actually take a real vacation (it's been sooo long) & go play at a European reenactment. Stephen's a bit unaware of what's going on and misinterpreted Bob's expression of frustration as an attack. (although e...

Jeff J

Hi All, All was not over however - the English had a desperate plan to escape with their ill-gotten loot yet. Jeff J., being particularly evil and clever, made a point of asking Pieter as soon as he was escorted across the bridge "You didn't kill me, right? I'm a prisoner?" Pieter responding in the...

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...tempering the steel and blueing the piece in one step by coating it with 3-in-1 oil in the oven for 30 minutes @ 500 to 550 degrees fahrenheit. Specific enough? I used about those same temperatures for the boiled Linseed oil treatment Chuck mentions below. Just hot enough for it to smoke will ma...

Jeff J

It was great! And I got to shoot Chef! Somebody, post the pictures! More later, when I'm not dead tired. I'm unpacking, and just realized that I left my hood and a hunk of green-army-blanket-turned-cloak under the shelter behind the oven (sorry Jeff - it's your wool...) Did anybody happen to pick t...

Jeff J

. I use points through the hosen and then through the arming doublet and THEN through the mail skirt to hold the hosen and mail skirt up with one set of points. It simplifies things. HA! easy for you to say, you dont tie them up! ;P hehhe And I must add that Chuck does a damned fine job strapping a...

Jeff J

Never experimented to see how fast urine goes stale myself, but there was that one time when I went on vacation for two weeks...

Ya, the sun too, I recall tales of hillsides covered with linen bleaching.

Jeff J

I'm not so sure about not wearing the shirt. Although it sounds like it was not always done one certainly seems to be shown here in this early 16th cent German image from one of the heidelberg collection manuscripts; (sorry it large, be patient) m Unfortuantely it is not obvious how the legs will b...

Jeff J

Here is what Rene de Anjou says about this subject refering to specialized tournament armour (1460s); Item, the body harness is like a cuirass or like the foot harness that one calls a tonnelet. And also you may well tourney in a brigandine if you wish; but in whatever kind of body harness you wish...

Jeff J

Stale urine

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What he said. Think less layers and almost no padding. The plate itself will distribute s blow across a broad area, so about all you need padded are comfort points. The doublet I have been wearing lately has the inner and outer fine linen and a layer of canvas between for strength to support the poi...

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We had the linen underwear discussion a few weeks back. I was absolutely positive it was always bleached white & someone put up a bunch of late 15th C images with underwear that was white, blue, green & even black! Some of the styles were far too speedo-like. You might be able to find the thread to ...

Jeff J

Jehan de Pelham wrote:It's growing on me, Jeff. : )

Maybe its a tumor.

Rede not unto the nigh speche ful of jangles, but brynge unto the boke of maister Chaucer and two of us shul spake me deere freend, bitwixen me and thee.

Jeff J

James: As for Jeff: The elbow all depends on what style you want, With the "french fighting coat" this style you can make bulky enough at the elbows to wear your armour under it, and then tight at the sleeves...gives you the puffy look at the arms, but not too much. I will have those pics for you l...

Jeff J

Jeff: I have already read the King Rene's site, All this post was to DO was ask for other members of the SCA or not, What they like most or do not like most about a Pas.[u] Gotcha. You might get more responses to your inquiry if you post this question over on the combat portion of the archive, as I...

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To the man at arms Geoffrey does Jehan de Pelham, squire of Sir Vitus, give greetings and hopes that all is well with you, and says further, I should be curious as to your thoughts on the matter, for you often seem to be in the posession of some erudition on many things. Jehan de Pelham, squire of ...

Jeff J

Straight lines: If you look at a man.....he is all straight lines.....the chest.etc. This even means if the guy is a larger build, he is still Straight lines. A lady is all curves. Granted, she has the curves, but a shoulder is a shoulder, especially at the back - not much sexual dimorphism there. ...

Jeff J

A real medieval one or is this for SCA?

Jeff J

Ingrid: I am sorry I have to disagree for a lady you don't want to add a grand assiette sleeve pattern. Think straight lines.This is best used with a smaller man for armour. May I ask "Why"? And what do you mean by "Straight lines"? I have a pattern that works well, also can be unlined for garb use...

Jeff J

Oh, by the way - Sexxxyyy Gambeson...

Jeff J

I'd call it more of a Jack (on women - a "Jill" ) than a gambeson. You seem to have the mechanics of the structure and fit down quite well. It looks like you can move in it easily. Perhaps it could have been a little higher in the neck and fuller across the throat for more protection. Really like th...

Jeff J

Yeah Jeff - isn't that interesting? It could still be two laces rather than one, though. Here's something else I was thinking about - if you have evenly-spaced holes and you spiral lace through them, you end up with one edge higher than the other, Not necessarily. I have my arming doublet spiral la...

Jeff J

My size... And Gordon's, and Chucks, and Simon's... We can fit you for softkit, and I can arm & armor ya.

Re: What is wool crepe?

Re: I'm tiered of begging them

Re: Maybe if anyone would talk to me!!!!!

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